Wednesday, December 3, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry: The War Against The Islamic State Could Take "Years"

(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speak during a meeting prior to a round table session with the global coalition to counter the Islamic State militant group at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. REUTERS/Virginia Mayo/Pool

Kerry: It Will Take Years to Defeat Islamic State -- Voice of America

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it will take years to defeat the Islamic State militants, but that coalition airstrikes against the insurgents have made it "much harder" for them to launch new attacks.

Kerry spoke Wednesday in Brussels, opening a meeting with foreign ministers from 60 coalition partners to discuss efforts to combat the militant group that took over large areas of northern and western Iraq and eastern Syria earlier this year.

"One outcome of this meeting will be a statement that encompasses our message: that we are united and moving ahead on all fronts and that we will engage in this campaign for as long as it takes to prevail," Kerry said.

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More News On U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Stating That The War Against The Islamic State Could Take "Years"

U.S.-led coalition damages Islamic State, but fight is long: Kerry -- Reuters
Islamic State: Kerry says group 'significantly' damaged -- BBC
Kerry: Airstrikes degrading Islamic State’s military capabilities -- Stars and Stripes
Anti-ISIS Coalition Meeting: Kerry Credits US Airstrikes With Weakening Islamic State -- IBTimes
Push against Islamic State could take "years," Kerry says -- Deutsche Welle
U.S. Pledges to Fight Islamic State ‘For as Long as It Takes’ -- WSJ
Anti-Islamic State fight will take 'years', says Kerry -- Channel News Asia
Global Coalition Stepping up Against Islamic State -- ABC News/AP
US says ISIL 'momentum halted' by strikes -- Al Jazeera
US-led coalition 'halting Islamic State's advance' -- AFP
Anti-Islamic State group coalition meets in Brussels -- France 24

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